Combined ruler and blotter



G. A; PHARE.

COMBINED RULER AND BLOTTER.

APPLICATION FILE'D DEC- IZ, I919.

Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ALEXANDER PHARE, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE FOURTH TO CHARLES EDWARD POTTER, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

COMBINED RULER AND BLOTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 12, 1919. Serial No. 344,349.

- T o all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE ALEXANDER PHARE, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the rovince of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Rulers and Blotters, of which the following is the specification. l

My invention relates to improvements in combined rulers and blotters, and the object of the invention is to devise an article of this nature, which may be conveniently held and operated by one finger of the left hand in such a manner as to leave the other fingers free.

A further object is to provide an article by the use of which the closing lines of books can be ruled and blotted by the same instrument without removing the hand from the page; a further object is to remove the liability of smearing the ink over the page; a further object is to provide for the quick and easy removal of the blotting paper, and a still further object is to make the instrument of simple and light construction and at low cost.

My invention consists'of a body member and a blotting strip carried thereby all as more particularly described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1, is a general perspective view of my combined ruler and blotter.

Fig. 2, is a perspective view showing the form the blotting strip assumes when in place in the ruler.

Fig. 3, is a cross section on the line mw Fig. l.

Fig. 4, is a cross section on the line y 1 Fig. 1, showing the manner in which the two ends of the blotter overlap each other and are held in place.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different views.

1 indicates the bottom or base portion of the ruler having an upwardly inclined portion 2 formed along one of its sides. The upper edge of the portion 2 is preferably turned downwardlv upon itself as'indicated at 3, thus forming the ruling edge 4:. 5 is an upper bent over portion extending 1nwardly from the edge A B of the base portion 1 and having a conical finger grip 6 formed therewith.

7 is a blotting strip which after passing 5. along the underside of the base has its two free ends passed between the base 1 and upper portion 5. These ends overlap each other as at 8 and 9, this joint being situated underneath the small end of the conical finger grip at 10. The spring pressure ex; erted by the upper member upon the two layers of the blotter at the point 10 serves to hold the blotting strip in position.

My ruler is carried upon the little finger of the left hand and the angle of the finger grip is so arranged that when the hand is resting naturally upon the page the ruling edge is in the correct position. It is of very light construction so that its use does not tire'the hand, and being carried and operated entirely by the little finger the remaining fingers are left free to pick up any other articles etc. without having to remove the ruler from the finger.

The ruling edge is made sufliciently high to engage the shoulder of the pen, and as the edge of the blotting strip extends well out to the outer edge of the bottom of the base any ink dropping down from this edge will be caught by the blotting paper and will not smear the page.

Further the blotter on the under side of the ruler prevents the same from slipping on the page. The manner in which the blotter is held in place in my instrument renders the removal and renewal of same very slmple, as the portion 5 is a spring portion, which permits the ends of the blotting strip being readily inserted under, or removed from under, said spring portion.

It will thus be seen that I have devised a simple instrument which will be of great assistance to book-keepers and which can be produced at a very low cost.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a body having a turned over portion forming a spring grip and a blotting pad extending beneath said body, the ends of the body being arranged in overlapping relation on the upper face of the body and disposed beneath the turned over portion to be held in place by the pressure of said turned over portion thereon.

2. A device of the character described comprising a body having 2. turned over portion forming a spring grip a blotting pad extending beneath the under face of the body and having its ends arranged in overlapping relation on the upper face of Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

the body, said overlapping ends being dis.- posed beneath the turned over portion of the body to be secured in position thereby,

and a linger stall formed on said turned over portion.

3. A combined blotter and ruler comprising a body portion provided With a straight edge and opposite said edge With a turned over portion forming a spring grip, said turned over portion having its free edge rolled outwardly to form a finger stall and a blotting pad extending beneath said body and beneath the turned over portion of the body, said turned over portion pressing upon the pad to secure the same on the body.

4. A device of the character described comprising a body folded upon itself at one side to form a spring gripping portion lying above the upper face of the body, the inner edge of said gripping portion being rolled outwardly to form a finger stall, and a blotting pad extending around the body portion and held thereon by the pressure of said gripping portion.

GEORGE ALEXANDER PHARE. 

